FFO League One, Reading vs. Oxford United (Mon Aug 12) Reading | Oxford United 4-4-2 P | 5-2-3 A - | - | C_B_Clarke GK | GK S_Eastwood A_Yiadom DF | DF G_Leigh T_Holmes DF | DF F_Stevens C_Mola DF | DF C_Brown T_McIntyre DF | DF S_Negru L_Wing MF | DF J_Thorniley P_Mukairu MF | MF C_Brannagan C_Savage MF | MF M_McGuane M_Craig MF | FW N_Ennis J_Wareham FW | FW M_Harris K_Ehibhatmhan FW | FW A_Fletcher | J_Pereira SUB | SUB E_McGinty S_Hutchinson SUB | SUB C_Christie T_Rushesha SUB | SUB O_Smyth O_Ejaria SUB | SUB R_Rodrigues S_Smith SUB | SUB D_Gassama Min. 1 :(rea) C_Mola jumps over J_Thorniley's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... C_Mola plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... S_Eastwood makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 1 :(oxf) A_Fletcher with a probing through ball S_Negru ... But L_Wing clears the ball to safety Min. 2 :(oxf) S_Negru with a 50-yard pass to M_Harris ... M_Harris strikes a wicked curler! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into C_B_Clarke's arms ... Unlucky Min. 3 :(oxf) M_Harris cuts in on K_Ehibhatmhan's blind side ... M_Harris strikes a wicked curler! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... C_Brannagan lofts the ball in! ... F_Stevens swings a leg at it! ... C_B_Clarke gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 6 :(oxf) F_Stevens looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Fletcher receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... T_Holmes pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 10 :(oxf) C_Brown pass splits open the defence and finds M_Harris ... M_Harris fires off a right-footed shot! ... But C_B_Clarke punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 12 :(oxf) N_Ennis turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Harris ... M_Harris with a thundering volley! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 13 :(rea) C_Mola with a 30-yard pass to J_Wareham ... C_Brown with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 13 :(oxf) N_Ennis with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... A thundering drive by N_Ennis! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... And Oxford United are leading in the game now ... Reading 0-1 Oxford United ... Min. 14 :(oxf) F_Stevens sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... N_Ennis runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... N_Ennis unleashes a pile driver! ... C_B_Clarke just watches it float over the bar! Min. 14 :(rea) P_Mukairu runs at J_Thorniley ... He takes it past him ... C_Brannagan with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee lectures him Min. 18 :(oxf) M_McGuane kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... N_Ennis gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... N_Ennis with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... C_B_Clarke makes a fine save Min. 23 :(rea) C_Mola knocks it forward ... G_Leigh slips ... J_Wareham gets to it! ... C_Brown dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 25 :(rea) C_Mola unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Wareham ... J_Wareham with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... S_Eastwood is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 25 :(oxf) M_Harris cuts in on T_Holmes's blind side ... C_Mola with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 26 :(rea) C_Mola with a measured pass to K_Ehibhatmhan ... K_Ehibhatmhan attempts a chip! ... S_Eastwood with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 27 :(oxf) C_Brannagan with a simple pass to M_Harris ... Driven towards goal by M_Harris! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... Reading 0-2 Oxford United ... Min. 30 :(rea) C_Savage drives the ball across field ... It comes to K_Ehibhatmhan ... K_Ehibhatmhan controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But S_Eastwood punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 30 :(oxf) M_Harris barges T_McIntyre off the ball ... M_Harris lobs C_B_Clarke! ... C_B_Clarke gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 35 :(rea) J_Wareham nutmegs the defender ... A delicate chip from J_Wareham! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into S_Eastwood's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 37 :(rea) L_Wing runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... K_Ehibhatmhan latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Good sliding challenge from S_Negru and it had to be Min. 37 :(oxf) C_B_Clarke miskicks! ... M_Harris is through! ... C_Mola with an ugly foul ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 38 :(rea) J_Wareham runs at M_McGuane ... He takes it past him ... S_Negru read the danger and stops the pass Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(oxf) M_Harris spots a team mate in space ... He finds C_Brown with a lovely pass! ... C_Brown rifles it at the goal! ... But C_B_Clarke punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 46 :(rea) C_Mola with a deep cross to K_Ehibhatmhan ... K_Ehibhatmhan hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... S_Eastwood looks relieved there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Reading 0-2 Oxford United Min. 47 :(oxf) G_Leigh runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_McGuane ... M_McGuane tries to chip the ball over C_B_Clarke! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 48 :(rea) L_Wing kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... P_Mukairu gets on the end of the pass ... F_Stevens dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 49 :(oxf) N_Ennis runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... C_Mola wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 50 :(rea) A_Yiadom smashes the ball upfield ... J_Wareham latches onto the ball ... J_Wareham with the attempt at goal! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 50 :(oxf) C_Brown spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to J_Thorniley! ... But L_Wing clears the danger Min. 52 :(rea) J_Wareham plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... J_Wareham hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... S_Eastwood parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 53 :(rea) T_McIntyre gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... P_Mukairu is unmarked ... P_Mukairu aims for the top right corner! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 55 :(rea) Substitution by Reading ... COMING ON: S_Hutchinson ... COMING OFF: T_McIntyre Min. 55 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: D_Gassama ... COMING OFF: A_Fletcher Min. 55 :(oxf) Substitution by Oxford United ... COMING ON: R_Rodrigues ... COMING OFF: M_McGuane Min. 56 :(rea) A_Yiadom runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_Wareham ... J_Wareham with the overhead! ... S_Eastwood saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 56 :(oxf) M_Harris plays a first time ball through the defence to N_Ennis ... N_Ennis tries the lob from 30 yards! ... C_B_Clarke makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 57 :(rea) J_Wareham with a real burst of pace ... He leaves G_Leigh behind ... S_Negru wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... P_Mukairu plays it into the danger area! ... S_Eastwood comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 57 :(oxf) D_Gassama cuts inside S_Hutchinson ... He worked that well ... D_Gassama tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 58 :(oxf) C_Brannagan with a simple pass to D_Gassama ... D_Gassama with a low drive through the rain! ... C_B_Clarke makes a difficult save Min. 62 :(rea) A defence splitting pass from J_Wareham to T_Holmes ... T_Holmes tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 65 :(rea) Substitution by Reading ... COMING ON: S_Smith ... COMING OFF: K_Ehibhatmhan Min. 67 :(rea) J_Wareham uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... J_Thorniley does well to intercept the ball Min. 68 :(oxf) J_Thorniley pass splits open the defence and finds D_Gassama ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... S_Hutchinson looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 69 :(rea) L_Wing searches out S_Hutchinson ... C_Brown wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 69 :(oxf) R_Rodrigues retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... N_Ennis latches onto the end of it ... A powerful shot by N_Ennis! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 75 :(oxf) F_Stevens with the heel pass to M_Harris ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Yiadom ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 78 :(oxf) G_Leigh with a short pass to find D_Gassama ... C_Mola slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 80 :(oxf) C_Brannagan moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to D_Gassama ... A wicked drive by D_Gassama! ... But C_B_Clarke punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 84 :(oxf) C_Brannagan with a measured ball to R_Rodrigues ... R_Rodrigues with the cheeky shot! ... But C_B_Clarke hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(oxf) C_Brannagan with an intelligent ball to M_Harris ... M_Harris with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 90 :(oxf) C_Brown is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to S_Negru ... S_Negru tries the lob from 30 yards! ... But C_B_Clarke parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Madejski Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Mola Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Oxford United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Harris (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Ennis (13), M_Harris (27) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reading | Oxford United Attempts on Goal : 11 | 20 Off target : 7 | 9 On target : 4 | 11 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 4 Key Tackles : 7 | 8 Key Passes : 13 | 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Reading 0 - 2 Oxford United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Reading Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- C_B_Clarke GK 22 1 1 1 20 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 A_Yiadom DF 1 18 14 8 30 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 16 0 T_Holmes DF 1 18 14 8 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 C_Mola DF 1 18 15 8 26 | 95 0 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 35 16 T_McIntyre DF 1 17 14 7 26 | 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 L_Wing MF 1 15 17 5 22 | 95 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 15 0 P_Mukairu MF 1 6 17 14 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 C_Savage MF 1 14 17 6 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 M_Craig MF 1 13 17 5 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Wareham FW 1 6 11 17 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 31 K_Ehibhatmhan FW 1 7 11 17 22 | 67 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 J_Pereira GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Hutchinson DF 1 16 13 7 36 | 38 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 T_Rushesha DF 1 15 12 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Ejaria MF 1 5 15 14 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Smith FW 1 8 13 15 26 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Oxford United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Eastwood GK 22 1 1 1 18 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 G_Leigh DF 1 18 14 7 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 F_Stevens DF 1 17 15 7 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 14 16 C_Brown DF 1 17 13 7 24 | 95 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 27 17 S_Negru DF 1 17 13 8 28 | 95 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 58 9 16 J_Thorniley DF 1 15 13 8 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 9 0 C_Brannagan MF 1 14 18 7 32 | 95 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 M_McGuane MF 1 14 18 6 28 | 57 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 17 N_Ennis FW 1 7 12 17 20 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 10 46 M_Harris FW 1 9 13 16 16 | 95 0 0 2 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 18 66 A_Fletcher FW 1 6 12 16 26 | 57 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 E_McGinty GK 19 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Christie DF 1 14 14 7 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Smyth DF 1 13 14 4 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Rodrigues MF 1 6 17 15 18 | 38 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 D_Gassama FW 1 6 10 15 18 | 38 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 1723462198 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40